Improved clothes-drier



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J. C. LONGSIORE, 'OF MANSFIELl-i), OHIO.

i Leners Puma No. 95,917, camz october 19, 1869.

IMPROYED CLOTHES-ZOMER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

.To all whom 'it fmay concern.:`

Be it known that I, J. C. LoNGsHonE, of Mansfield,

in the county of Richland, and State of Ohio, have in- "vented a new andimproved Clothes-Drying Frame and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the ait to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, forming part of -this specification.

The invention relates to improvements in clothesdrying frames, designedto provide a convenient and simple apparatus, capable of being readilyextendedl for use, or contracted to be placed out of the way.

It consists in an'arrangement of parallel extensible and eontractibleframes, of lazy-tongs construction, united-by transverse bars, andprovided with supports, capable of supporting the same, when extendedhorizontally or vertically, as hereinafter more fully specied.

Figure l represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improvedclothes-frames, when extended horizontally.

Figure 2 represents a ji'ont elevation of .the same,

in a vertical'position. l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. -V

A A represent two`pairs of lazy-tongs, extensible and leontractibleframes, connected by transverse bars B, some of whiqh serve for thepivot-joints of the extensible frames A. These transverse bars serve forv.hanging the clothes whenthe apparatus is extended.

For supporting these bars in the extended position, lI provide a frame,O, of rectangular form, made of light bars of wood, having notches D,wherein the transverse bars B, of either end, may be engaged, asrepresented in the drawings.

For varying the amount ofthe extension, any number otthese notches maybe provided, to hold the said bars engaged by them, nearer to or furtherfrom each other.

-For maintaining theapparatus in a horizontal position, the frame C maybe placed against or secured tothe side of a house or fence, and postsE, slotted as represented at F and G,1n`ay be employed for supportingthe outer end.

For supporting the apparatus in the vertical posi- Witnesses:

W. A. GROVE, DAVID STAIQRETT

